Eastern Europe News
24-Aug-2011
Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that it would launch a new route and increase frequencies on several existing services by adding a fourth Airbus A320 aircraft to its Warsaw base as of April 2012:
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23-Aug-2011
Starting 09 December 2011, Wizz Air, the largest low fare low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, adds Eindhoven to its destinations from Riga International airport (RIX). The airline will offer the new Riga Eindhoven service initially 2 times a week (Mondays and Fridays).
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18-Aug-2011
Starting 09 December 2011, Wizz Air, the largest low fare low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, adds Eindhoven to its destinations from Riga International airport (RIX). The airline will offer the new Riga Eindhoven service initially 2 times a week (Mondays and Fridays).
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12-Apr-2011
Expecting summer vacation season AVIANOVA, Russia’s low-cost airline launches sales of tickets for its first international direction: Moscow - Simferopol.
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21-Dec-2010
AVIANOVA, Russia’s low-cost airline invites every fan of active winter sports to Russia’s ski resorts and offers the lowest fares for air tickets and the best deals on hotels.
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07-Dec-2010
Jeppesen has signed a five-year charting navigation service renewal agreement with Pegasus Airlines, a leading commercial carrier based in Istanbul, Turkey.
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29-Nov-2010
AVIANOVA, Russia’s low-cost airline is forced to change the configuration of all its aircraft and reduce the number of seats from 180 to 159 as a result of recently modified customs regime in respect of imported aircraft.
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20-Oct-2010
In order to best meet Winter season demand AVIANOVA, Russia's low-cost airline will suspend service to Kazan from October 31, 2010.
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07-Sep-2010
CZECH REPUBLICH :
SmartWings, the only Czech low cost carrier, operated by the Travel Service Company, opens new route between Bucharest (Henri Coanda / Otopeni) and Prague effective November 1st , 2010.
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26-Aug-2010
On August 25th 2010 Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced the opening of a new route from Lodz to Stockholm - Skvasta.
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23-Aug-2010
TURKEY :
Pegasus is continuing its growth in international lines with economic and dependable flights to Europe.
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04-Aug-2010
Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe's largest low cost airline, has renewed its agreement with Navitaire for its distribution, reservation, and departure control services to support its high-growth business plans over the next 10 years. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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16-Jun-2010
SmartWings increases the number of destinations in Spain. New flights to Menorca have been added to the system.
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01-Jun-2010
On Saturday this week, 29 May, the Lithuanian low-cost carrier Star1 Airlines launches direct flights from Vilnius to Dublin.
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25-May-2010
On 23-May the Lithuanian low-cost air carrier Star1 Airlines is launching direct flights from Vilnius to Girona.
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20-May-2010
POLAND :
Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe celebrates its 6th anniversary on 19 May, 2010.
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23-Apr-2010
With the new capacity Wizz Air offers a network of 22 routes from and to Budapest.
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30-Mar-2010
Wizz Air, the largest low fare low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that it would launch a new route from Warsaw to Bristol.
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23-Mar-2010
POLAND :
Lufthansa Technik AG and Wizz Air have further expanded their close cooperation with a five year exclusive contract covering about 150 C-checks on more than 80 Airbus A320 aircraft of Central and Eastern Europe`s largest low-fares carrier.
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22-Mar-2010
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines and Swiss International Airlines signed a code-share agreement, adding each others’ codes on their flights between Istanbul with Zurich, Geneva and Basel.
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03-Mar-2010
POLAND :
Wizz Air, the largest low fare low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe said it would immediately call on the European Commission to investigate the Hungarian government’s decision to yet again waste significant financial resources into Malév, the struggling and massively loss making national airline.
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18-Feb-2010
BAE Systems announced today in Moscow that it will offer Russian airlines the Avro RJ85 regional jetliner as an immediate replacement for ageing aircraft operated on domestic and regional routes.
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12-Feb-2010
Following its successful first six months of operations as Russia s fastest growing LCC, Avianova has contracted with US leasing company ACG to add two more 180 seater A320 s to its fleet.
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10-Feb-2010
The Latvian government today approved the construction of a new terminal by the Latvian airline airBaltic.
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09-Feb-2010
250 ruble tickets can be booked for all these routes via the airline’s web sites at www.avianova.ru and www.avianova.com
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04-Feb-2010
TURKEY :
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a share of an order from Turkish Airlines (THY), the national carrier of Turkey, for V2500 engines to power 20 firm and 10 option Airbus A320 family aircraft. The order is worth up to $170 million to Rolls-Royce.
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03-Feb-2010
Jeppesen has negotiated a five-year digital charting navigation service renewal agreement with Aeroflot, the national carrier of Russia, to provide e-Link, electronic flight bag (EFB), weather and NOTAM services and OpsData aircraft performance analysis solutions for the airline.
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20-Jan-2010
SRA Subsidiary to Provide MSS Surveillance System and Squid Vehicle Tracking Units at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport
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04-Jan-2010
Implemented airline marketing initiatives, attracted new, not previously existed on the airline market in Moldova, passengers who used the flights Air Moldova from Moscow and St.-Petersburg to Europe and vice versa by stopping over in the Chisinau International Airport that becomes a transit airport.
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30-Dec-2009
RUSSIAN FEDERATION :
In further realization of service quality improvement and product modernization program Transaero Airlines has equipped the company's Business Lounges(two in International Departure Area and one in Domestic Departure Area) at its main hub DomodedovoAirportwith the Wi-Fi networks.
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08-Dec-2009
ALGERIA :
ATR and the Algerian national airline Air Algérie announced today the signature of a contract for the sale of 4 ATR 72-500s. This agreement, valued at some US $ 82 million, has been inked in Algiers in the presence of Mr. Amar Tou, Algeria’s Minister of Transports. Deliveries of the aircraft will take place in 2010.
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27-Nov-2009
Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, today announced that its first flights from the new, state-of-the-art Terminal D at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International airport have successfully begun.
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27-Nov-2009
SOUTH AFRICA :
Starting today, Czech Airlines passengers departing from Ruzynì Airport can conveniently check in for their flight by themselves.
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25-Nov-2009
Starting today, Czech Airlines only fly into and out of Terminal 4 at London’s Heathrow Airport.
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25-Nov-2009
POLAND :
Wizz Air, the largest low fare low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced that it would expand its fleet in Romania and introduce new flights.
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23-Nov-2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) formalized a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). IATA Director General and CEO Giovanni Bisignani also met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss areas of cooperation between IATA and the Russian Federation.
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19-Nov-2009
Star Alliance has recently decided to adapt a new working structure, as part of which the current regional membership category will no longer exist as of January 2010.
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18-Nov-2009
Embraer is pleased to welcome the expanding Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana to its E-Jets family of customers.
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13-Nov-2009
UIA opened sales for Kiev-Johannesburg flights via Abu Dhabi. Tickets can be booked and purchased at any UIA Ticket Office or appointed Travel Agency and via the UIA web-site.
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10-Nov-2009
Vilnius International Airport (VIA) presented a new price formation to airlines which will promote new flights from Vilnius. This year VIA has already once reduced the passenger fee paid by airlines, which amounted to LTL 40.
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09-Nov-2009
The aim of both campaigns is to increase the number of Russian tourists visiting Estonia by promoting the possibility to spend New Year’s Eve and winter holidays in Estonia. Special attention is paid to the cultural experiences sightseeing, events and gourmet cuisine.
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04-Nov-2009
Press-services of the leading Ukrainian carriers “AeroSvit” and “Ukraine International Airlines”, as well as the International Airport “Borispol” announced the measures taken to combat the influenza epidemic in .
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03-Nov-2009
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $350m order, at list prices, for Trent engines to power five Airbus A330 aircraft for Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari). The contract includes long-term TotalCare service support. Aircraft deliveries will start in 2010. This follows the July 2009 announcement that Trent 700 engines will also power seven THY A330 aircraft, a contract valued at $470m at list prices.
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21-Oct-2009
Leading Domestic Russian airline, S7, has launched a range of mobile services to allow customers to book, select a seat, check-in, and access live flight arrival and departure information, all from the convenience of their mobile phone. Developed in conjunction with Dublin-based specialist Mobile Travel Technologies Ltd (MTT), these initiatives provide an additional distribution channel for S7 as well as improving speed and convenience for customers.
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21-Oct-2009
POLAND :
Wizz Air reschedules part of the flights operated from Bucharest due to the night curfew introduced on Baneasa Airport
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20-Oct-2009
Air Moldova has implemented 2D bar-coded boarding passes (BCBP) at all airports. Air Moldova reached the Platinum status for BCBP - achieving the 100% target before the 2010 deadline.
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19-Oct-2009
Continuing along a most successful path of engagements in Russia and other CIS countries, Lufthansa Consulting wins over a much respected partner in the market. Russia’s well known aviation holding company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has chosen the experienced German aviation consultancy to identify the ideal network-fleet structure of a key Russian carrier.
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09-Oct-2009
The world’s most advanced and modern commercial airliner, Airbus A380, will make its first ever visit to Russia.
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24-Sep-2009
Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced today that it would further expand its operations in Bulgaria by adding a third brand new Airbus A320 aircraft in Sofia in May 2010. This move will enable Wizz Air to launch new services to Madrid, Paris Beauvais, Frankfurt Hahn and Forli Bologna from 22 May 2010, three times a week initially.
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24-Sep-2009
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded two contracts in the Republic of South Korea (ROK) to supply radar systems for fighter jets and advanced radar systems for air defense. The multi-year contracts are valued at $280 million.
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21-Sep-2009
Jat Airways presented to the Serbian Government the Draft of Measures for further operation that will allow Jat Airways to regain its position as the regional leader in air transport.
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07-Sep-2009
Since September 1st Vladivostok Air has opened autumn sale on air tickets in 65 domestic and 5 international directions.
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03-Sep-2009
Boeing today confirmed an order for three Next-Generation 737s by Turkmenistan's national flag carrier Turkmenistan Airlines.
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01-Sep-2009
CZECH REPUBLICH :
SmartWings offers help to Sky Europe passangers - a flight ticket for 49 EUR including all taxes and fees
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19-Aug-2009
TURKEY :
Adding A330-300s for efficient expansion of medium-haul network
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19-Aug-2009
18-Aug-2009 Leading IT solutions provider to the global travel, transportation and logistics industry, IBS Software announced that S7 Cargo acting on behalf of S7 Airlines and GLOBU airline, based in Russia, has signed up for iCargo, its new-generation cargo management solution. The S7 Cargo has chosen iCargoNet, the SaaS offering of iCargo, that will be hosted from IBS’ state-of-the-art data centres. With this the total number of cargo customers for IBS has grown to 19 in a very short time.
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18-Aug-2009
17-08-2009 In July, Riga has become the largest destination in terms of passengers served by Tallinn Airport. With 15 834 passengers travelling on the Tallinn-Riga route in July, Riga has overtaken Copenhagen (13 167 passengers).
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11-Aug-2009
The frequencies of our İzmir-Athens-İzmir flights will be increased 4 flights per week as of August, 28th 2009.
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11-Aug-2009
On Friday 31 July TAP transported a total of 34,931 passengers, a figure that represents an absolute record in passengers transported by the Company on a single day. However, this number was surpassed this Sunday, August 2 with a total of 35,215 reaching an occupancy rate on this day of 84.7%.
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10-Aug-2009
In July 2009 RIGA International Airport for the first time in its history of operations exceeded 400 thousand passengers handled in one month. In July 432 216 passengers were welcomed which is 10.6 per cent more than in the same period last year when 390 784 passengers were served.
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07-Aug-2009
Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 296,754 passengers in July 2009 (from Riga and Vilnius), representing 5% more than in the same month in 2008, when airBaltic transported 283,555 passengers. In July of this year, the number of passengers at the base of airBaltic in Riga has increased by 31% compared to the same period last year.
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07-Aug-2009
Air Malta has continued to invest heavily in the latest technology and has launched free mobile phone check-in for all its flights out of Malta International Airport. Passengers travelling with or without baggage can now easily check-in and select their seat onboard Air Malta flights through their internet-enabled mobile phones. With this new technology Air Malta is making checking-in for flights even easier for its customers.
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06-Aug-2009
On 4 August 2009, for the first time in the history of RIGA International Airport, a charter flight of Japan Airlines brought to Latvia a group of tourists and representatives of the leading Japan tourism organizations and public institutions.
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06-Aug-2009
Russia’s Air Company Yakutia has selected Lufthansa Consulting as its trusted partner in the thorough preparation for the IATA Operational Safety Audit, IOSA. Thanks to Lufthansa Consulting’s product “Fit for IOSA” the airline will soon be ready for the official certification process.
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04-Aug-2009
The state airline Air Moldova has joined BSP Canada effective August 3, 2009. This will allow all Air Moldova customers to purchase tickets for direct and connecting flights of Air Moldova on the territory of Canada.
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04-Aug-2009
The frequencies of our Istanbul-Athens flights will be increased from 14 to 18 flights per week as of August,28th 2009, and 21 flights per week as of March,1st 2010.
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04-Aug-2009
LLC Aeroexpress will launch direct railway service between the Belorussky Railway Station and Sheremetyevo International Airport. The project is being jointly implemented with the OJSC Russian Railways (OJSC RZD).
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04-Aug-2009
Aeroexpress to connect Sheremetyevo Airport and Belorussky Railway Station
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03-Aug-2009
In addition to our daily Antalya-Moscow-Antalya flights, new direct flights to Paris, Düsseldorf, and Stockholm will be operated from/to Antalya as of 02 Oct 2009. Flight schedule of the new flights will be as follows:
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03-Aug-2009
Czech Airlines won the tender for the provision of handling services in Prague for Air France-KLM flights. Czech Airlines will thus continue to provide this carrier with all standard handling services, such as passenger handling and the handling of aircraft on the ramp. The new agreement will be signed by the end of the month and will apply from 1 August 2009 for a term of three years.
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03-Aug-2009
The new 2009/2010 Czech Airlines winter flight schedule will see a change in the days of the week of the scheduled Prague New York (JFK) flights. Direct flights will depart from Prague every day except Thursdays and Saturdays at 9:30 CET and will be operated exclusively by Czech Airlines SkyTeam Alliance partner, Delta Air Lines. The return flights will depart from New York every day except for Wednesdays and Fridays at 17:05 local time. Czech Airlines will continue to serve this route in the form of code-share cooperation with Delta Air Lines. The winter flight schedule will apply from 25 October 2009 through to 28 March 2010.
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03-Aug-2009
On this day, the Croatian national carrier, Croatia Airlines, checked in its twenty-millionth passenger. The jubilee passenger was Boris Jakopović from Zagreb, who was checked in on flight OU 451 from Amsterdam to Zagreb at 11:20 a.m.
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31-Jul-2009
Today, the Latvia’s national airline airBaltic is opening an online travel agency www.airbaltictravel.com. It will help clients to plan leisure and business trips more easily and less expensively.
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31-Jul-2009
On July 27 Moscow International Airport Domodedovo Together with the Moscow Representative Office of the National Organization of Tourism of Korea opened an exhibition devoted to the culture, main tourist attractions and traditional Korean food called Shining Korea.
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31-Jul-2009
Pilots Drawn to Magnificent Scenery, Upscale Accommodations and Friendly Airports
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31-Jul-2009
Cost reduction higher than drop in revenue
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31-Jul-2009
The Latvian national airline airBaltic and the airline KLM have concluded a cooperation agreement that will allow airBaltic passengers to travel via Amsterdam for a lower price to reach final KLM destinations in America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
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30-Jul-2009
SITA, the specialist in air transport communication and IT solutions, today announced details of its $9 million contract win in Ukraine for airport systems integration (ASI) for Kharkiv International Airport's new $205 million terminal. The agreement was reached with New Systems AM, a member of the DCH group and handling agent for Kharkiv International Airport.
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30-Jul-2009
UTair Murmansk launches its operations UTair Murmansk LLC, a subsidiary of UTair Aviation, JSC (UTair Aviation) completed the registration procedure in July 2009.
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29-Jul-2009
Suspensive conditions not fulfilled by 31-Jul-2009
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28-Jul-2009
Starting from today, Estonian Air operates between Tallinn and St Petersburg with four weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Duration of the flight is one hour and five minutes.
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28-Jul-2009
The Executive Board of Aeroflot JSC has considered the revitalization plans and roadmaps for the subsidiaries Aeroflot Don and Aeroflot Nord. The draft plans provide for the both companies to reach positive results by the end of 2009.
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28-Jul-2009
Today, the third Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight prototype SN 95004 took to the air from Komsomolsk adding momentum to the flight test campaign. Prior to this, the flight test campaign included the first two flying prototype aircraft SSJ100 # 95001 and # 95003.
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27-Jul-2009
During August 2009 our passengers who bought full economy class ticket (booking class - Y) on flights from Los Angeles to Moscow, will get free upgrade to our business class President on transatlantic Aeroflot flight.
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27-Jul-2009
AD Aerospace has appointed United Interiors International (UII), as Agents for its FlightVu range of products for Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States. UII will support and promote AD Aerospace’s FlightVu range of aerospace video safety and security systems in the area stretching from Estonia to Armenia to Kyrgyzstan and covering the whole of Russia.
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24-Jul-2009
On 21-Jul-2009 Windrose Aviation and Ukraine International Airlines have signed the code-share agreement. According to the agreement the air carriers will jointly operate flights Kiev-Tbilisi-Kiev.
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23-Jul-2009
Air Moldova offers a new service to all its passengers flying from Chisinau to Moscow/Domodedovo and back free railway transfer from Domodedovo airport to Paveletsky station in Moscow and from Paveletsky station to Domodedovo.
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22-Jul-2009
Starting from next 27-Jul-2009, Estonian Air will operate between Tallinn and St Petersburg with four weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
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22-Jul-2009
Vladivostok Air has updated the sales system of air tickets through the Internet. Today airline site is offered larger service package, which allow profitably, quickly and conveniently to get air tickets on Vladivostok Air and its partners flights.
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20-Jul-2009
Malév launched its express bus services on 13 July linking the Slovak capital, Bratislava, and Košice with the Malév hub of Budapest Airport, which make it easier to reach the network of the Hungarian flag carrier. The direct coach services are operated by Budapest Airport Minibusz. The new offers also represent a perfect choice for passengers arriving in Budapest to reach these destinations in Slovakia. Malév offers the new flights for €44.
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20-Jul-2009
SunExpress announced its 6 months operational results for 2009. The Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa joint venture continued to its growth and improved the number of its passengers by 34, 1% to 2.382.000 in the first 6 months of 2009. At the first half of the year, SunExpress performed 17.049 flights (+31, 3%) and flew a total of 41.137 block hours (+21, 1%). Celebrating its 20th anniversary in the industry, the company also improved its seat load factor by 1,8p% to 76,8%.
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17-Jul-2009
Istanbul-Singapore-Jakarta-Singapore-Istanbul flights launching date has been revised as August 30th.
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17-Jul-2009
The new Aeroflot JSC structure adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on 07-Jul-2009 fully complies with the current legislation of the RF and the certification requirements of the Federal Aviation Rules (FAP).
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16-Jul-2009
The Austrian Airlines Group has reacted to the present market situation in good time by adjusting capacity to the low level of demand. This has enabled Austrian Airlines to keep its passenger load factor in the first half-year of 2009 comparatively stable at 70.9 per cent. Dr. Andreas Bierwirth and Dr. Peter Malanik, Austrian Airlines’ Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Operations Officer respectively, commented as follows:
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16-Jul-2009
The management of the Austrian Airlines Group today agreed a time-limited package of saving measures with all the Works Councils designed to help improve the competitiveness of the company. It has been agreed that personnel expenditure should be reduced by 5 per cent for a time-limited period from 2010 to 2015. Over this 6-year period, this will produce a total cost saving of 150 million euros, calculated by the cash value equivalent.
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16-Jul-2009
UTair adjusts its Business Plan for year 2009 UTair Aviation, JSC (UTair Aviation) Board of Directors has decided to adjust the Company’s Business Plan for year 2009.
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16-Jul-2009
AUSTRIA :
The management of the Austrian Airlines Group (16-Jul-09) agreed a time-limited package of saving measures with all the Works Councils designed to help improve the competitiveness of the company.
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15-Jul-2009
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has initialed an “open” Air Services Agreement (ASA) and has signed a Record of Discussions with the Government of Estonia in Tallin on 13th July 2009.
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14-Jul-2009
SCAC JSC releases its audited consolidated financial results for 2008 according to international accounting standards. The audit of this report was conducted by KPMG.
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13-Jul-2009
Austrian Airlines has become the first airline in the world to introduce SMS check-in with IATA mobile boarding passes using pioneering technology developed by the UK’s leading aviation and IT solutions consultancy Real Time.
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13-Jul-2009
Turkish Airlines will launch flights to Lviv (Ukraine).The new flights to Lviv will operate 3 times a week on Monday, Thursday and Sunday in both directions.
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13-Jul-2009
JSC Aeroflot has held the annual general meeting of its stockholders chaired by the Transport Minister Igor Levitin.
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13-Jul-2009
Austrian Airlines is strengthening sales by detaching from the network and creating a separate division. For this purpose, the Commercial Passenger division of Austrian Airlines Group will be reorganised completely from September 1st, 2009:
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10-Jul-2009
Ameco Beijing and Austrian Airlines signed a contract on July 7th to provide heavy maintenance on 6 Boeing 767s and 4 777s . The winter season layovers will start from October 2009 and finish in April 2010. In June of last year, the two companies inked a contract for heavy maintenance services on the same fleet in winter season of 2008/2009.
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09-Jul-2009
In the first six months of 2009 Adria Airways carried a total of 503,438 passengers, a decline of 16% on the same period of 2008. The biggest drop in airline traffic was recorded in German-speaking business destinations and Brussels, which is chiefly a consequence of Slovenia’s Presidency of the EU, with an overall decline at these destinations of almost 20%, while on certain Balkan services we have even observed higher growth of passengers than in 2008, especially on the Skopje, Priština and Sarajevo services.
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09-Jul-2009
Estonian Air has robustly increased its market share at Tallinn Airport in the regular flights segment, achieving the highest market share in recent years, 51.5%. The most popular destination from Tallinn airport was Copenhagen.
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08-Jul-2009
Turkish Airlines, Turkey’s flag carrier, will enter into a frequent flyer partnership with Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline.
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07-Jul-2009
Aeroflot Russian Airlines opens a new
regular Moscow Dresden Moscow line. All passengers departing today at 16:30 by flight SU103 from Moscow to Dresden or at 18:10 by flight SU104 from Dresden to Moscow, will receive Aeroflot Bonus Gold cards as a present from the company and will be able to celebrate their flight with a glass of champagne. The first flight departed with a load of about 70%, which proves the demand for this destination.
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06-Jul-2009
Czech Airlines has decided to accelerate its 2009 Action Plan. In doing so, it will work with the scenario of an estimated double-digit drop in passenger numbers, even in the summer season, which is key in terms of revenue for all airlines. The planned steps respond to the economic recession and, above all, to the continuing adverse developments on the air carriage market. Other airlines find themselves in a similar position, having to operate on a market that continues to contract.
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06-Jul-2009
The frequencies of our İstanbul-Elazığ-İstanbul flights will be increased from 7 to 12 flights per week between 06 July-22
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06-Jul-2009
Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the purchase of two A320-200 aircraft on behalf of TCS Investment Holding Company in the USA. These aircraft have been purchased from Cyprus Airways. The aircraft are serial numbers 037 and 038 and they were purchased by TCS on 30-Jun-2009. This is a follow on deal from earlier this year when serial number 035 was acquired from Cyprus Airways.
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06-Jul-2009
Since 2-Aug-2009 Ural Airlines starts to operate flights on route Novokuznetsk - Moscow. The flights will be operated daily scheduled as follows
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06-Jul-2009
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $470m order, at list prices, for Trent engines to power seven aircraft from Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari). The contract includes long-term TotalCareâ service support.
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06-Jul-2009
2009 marks the launch of two new domestic routes from Transaero Airlines. The flights link Moscow (Domodedovo) to Omsk and Krasnodar. These additions to Transaero’s domestic flight network bring the airlines current internal flight network to 20 destinations.
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03-Jul-2009
Jet Aviation recently announced that its Vnukovo maintenance operation now offers 24/7 line maintenance services and AOG support. In addition, Jet Aviation Vnukovo also provides AOG support at Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and other Russian airports.
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03-Jul-2009
JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines has received the 31st А320 by Airbus. By the end of 2009, the company plans to receive one more aircraft of this model. Currently, Aeroflot fleet includes 55 aircrafts from the А319/320/321 family. The airplane was named after the mechanics and controlling processes scientist, Academician Vladimir Chelomey. The aircraft was received under an operational lease contract signed in 2007. The leasing company is General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).
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03-Jul-2009
The frequencies of our İstanbul-Şanlıurfa-İstanbul flights will be increased from 7 to 12 flights per week between 01 July-22 August 2009 and to 14 flights per week between 24 Aug-24 - Oct- 2009.
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03-Jul-2009
UTair shareholders adopt the Company's Annual report The annual general meeting of UTair Aviation, JSC (UTair Aviation) shareholders was held in the city of Khanty-Mansiysk on 29-Jun-2009.
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03-Jul-2009
Cyprus Airways flight crews will be the first to benefit from a new feature of SITA's Flight Ops portfolio which allows airline crew to use their own smart phones to access roster details and to improve crew morale through better communication of roster changes.
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03-Jul-2009
Besides several ongoing reorganizational measures, the first major restructuring at the company will take place in its Sales and Network Divisions.
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03-Jul-2009
Having already fulfilled its ambitious package of short-term measures designed to generate savings of EUR 225 million this year, the management of Austrian Airlines is now confronting the challenge of improving the company’s result in the medium term.
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02-Jul-2009
Following the completion of its preliminary anti-trust investigation (Phase 1) into the merger between Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines, the European Commission today announced that it will open an in-depth investigation (Phase II) into the tie-up.
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02-Jul-2009
Code share operatıons will begin as of 03 July 2009. Within the framework of Türk Airlines/B&H Airlines code share agreement, Türk Airlines and B&H Airlines will be the operating carrier on Istanbul - Sarajevo v.v. flights and both carriers will put their own codes to each others’ flights. Flight numbers are as below:
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02-Jul-2009
The reservation and sales department of Turkish Airlines Madrid office is relocated at Terminal 1
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02-Jul-2009
The following resolutions were adopted at the MeetingTo approve the Company’s Full Year 2008 Annual Review To approve the annual account statements for the year 2008, including the profit and loss accounts of the Company, in accordance with the RussianAccounting Standards;
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01-Jul-2009
DANUBE WINGS took delivery of its 3rd ATR72, the ATR72-200 Serial number 307, registered
OM-VRC on 23-Jun-2009. This aircraft completes the fleet of 2 ATR 72 already operated by Danube Wings and also delivered by the AELIS GROUP. AELIS is honored by this strong mark of confidence given by DANUBE WINGS, the fastest growing airline of Slovakia. AELIS arranges the sales, the technical and financial delivery of the aircraft.
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01-Jul-2009
Continuing its focus on the route between Helsinki and Oslo, Blue1 is launching a new evening service between the two cities on 31-Aug-2009.
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01-Jul-2009
The Latvian national airline airBaltic is pleased to announce 01-Jul-2009, it will launch nonstop flights from Riga to the second largest city of Switzerland, Geneva.
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30-Jun-2009
Annual General Meeting of Estonian Air held in the Estonian Ministry of Economy and Communications, approved the last year Annual Accounts of Estonian Air.
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30-Jun-2009
The members of SkyTeam international aviation
alliance taking part in the Moscow meeting on June 26 2009 will have an opportunity to personally inspect Aeroflot’s new passenger terminal at the Sheremetyevo airport, which is to become the Russian hub of the alliance.
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30-Jun-2009
The flights to Goteborg has started on 29-Jun-2009. The flights will take place 3 times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Turkish Airlines currently flies to 152 destinations including domestic and international flights.
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29-Jun-2009
In the first five months Estonian Air carried altogether 219 889 passengers, 196 633 of these on regular flights. The total number of passengers decreased 27.4% y-o-y, on regular flights 27.4%.
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29-Jun-2009
Air Moldova airline changes the airport of destination in Sankt-Petersburg. Starting from 01-Aug-2009, flights on the destination Chisinau-Sankt-Petersburg are going to be operated toPulkovo-2 terminal witch serves international flights, and are at the moment one of the largest international airport terminals in Russia.
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29-Jun-2009
Vladivostok Air continues realization of the service improvement program for business-class passengers which is developed according to its possibilities and increasing requirements of passengers both on the earth, and in the air.
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29-Jun-2009
National Moldovan carrier Air Moldova and Аэрофлот - Российские авиалинии have signed the bilateral Special Prorate Agreement which enters in force as of 01-Jul-2009.
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26-Jun-2009
New Total Component Support TCS® for Aeroflot Nord
Lufthansa Technik AG has successfully expanded its component support services onto the complete Aeroflot Group, now serving aircraft of all branches of the biggest Russian aviation company. After several years of successful partnerships with Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Aeroflot Don, the Arkhangelsk based Aeroflot Nord recently became the newest member of Lufthansa Technik`s customer base on the Russian market.
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26-Jun-2009
Fraport AG is well positioned to assume the responsibility for operating Pulkovo Airport, Russia's fourth largest airport, beginning in 2010. As part of the international tender process, the City of St. Petersburg (the current owner and operator of Pulkovo Airport) announced that the Northern Capital Gateway consortium - in which Fraport holds a 35.5 percent share - is the preferred bidder. Thus, the Fraport consortium has edged out the two other competing consortia.
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25-Jun-2009
POLAND :
Wizz Air, the largest low cost low fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced (24-Jun-2009) that it would launch a new service between Italy and the Czech Republic. Flights from Prague to Venice/Treviso will be launched on 20-Sep and operated 3 times a week. The new services will complement the already announced routes operated from the Ruzyne Airport to 15 in total.
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25-Jun-2009
On 24-Jun-2009 is 77 years from the foundation of Pulkovo Airport. In summer of 1932 the first aircrafts from Moscow landed at the Shosseynaya aerodrome (the old name of the airport) - the new era of civil aviation in the USSR began. The development of regional aviation and first flights to Lodeynoje Pole, Voznesenije, Vytegra, Petrozavodsk were gradually expanded by more distant routes. Airlines connected Leningrad with Tallinn, Riga, Kiev, Konigsberg and even Berlin.
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25-Jun-2009
JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines has received a new А319 aircraft by Airbus. By the end of the year, the company plans to receive one more aircraft of this model. Currently, the company’s air fleet has 54 airplanes of the А319/320/321 family. This aircraft was named after Aram Khachaturyan, a composer, conductor, teacher, prominent figure in the musical society, People’s Artiste of the USSR, Hero of Socialistic Labour, and author of Armenia’s National Anthem.
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24-Jun-2009
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced (23-Jun-2009) the delivery of an Airbus A320-200 aircraft (serial number 3923) to Aeroflot Airlines to help the carrier’s fleet development
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24-Jun-2009
On the 12-May-2009 Region-Avia launched a new route on Embraer-120 from Moscow (Domodedovo) to N.Novgorod two times a day.
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24-Jun-2009
Air Moldova introduced a new service -- online hotel reservations on company’s web site www.airmoldova.md, starting from 22-Jun-009.
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23-Jun-2009
Aeroflot Russian Airlines will hold an annual general meeting of its stockholders The agenda includes the adoption of the annual statement to be voiced by Valery Okulov, and of the annual financial reports; also the stockholders are to adopt the distribution of profits including dividend payment to the financial results of 2008, and the statement of the Internal Audit Commission.
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23-Jun-2009
From 03-Jul-2009 JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines opens the new regular line Moscow - Dresden - Moscow. On 03-Jul-2009 all passengers flying from Moscow to Dresden or back will receive Aeroflot Bonus gold cards, and will be able to celebrate the flight with a glass of champagne.
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22-Jun-2009
Book online at www.flypgs.com/en between 28 - 31 May-2009 and fly from just EUR55.99 including taxes and charges from Turkey to all international destinations between 10-Jun 15 Jul-2009.
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22-Jun-2009
Istanbul-Toronto-Istanbul flights are planned as 3 flights per week and will be launched as of 01-Jul-2009.
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22-Jun-2009
Turkish Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for seven Airbus A330 widebody aircraft. The order includes two of the increased take-off weight version of the A330-200, which offers an extended flying range of up to 7,200 nautical miles, and five A330-300s, the most cost-effective aircraft in its
class.
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22-Jun-2009
Seven Airbus 330, Boeing 777 will be joined to its widebody fleet.Turkish Airlines Executive Committee has announced that widebody aircraft types will be purchased and added on its fleet. The wide body fleet is aimed to be reached up to 38, between the years of 2010-2012.
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19-Jun-2009
IAE International Aero Engines announced that Israir, the second-largest domestic airline in Israel, has selected the V2500 to power three Airbus A320s.
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19-Jun-2009
Business and leisure travellers are set to be offered even more choice to Aberdeen as Eastern Airways introduces five flights each weekday from Southampton International Airport.
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19-Jun-2009
Estonian Air will operate between Tallinn and St Petersburg with four weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
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19-Jun-2009
The low cost low fare carrier prepares for the future with a large A320 order Wizz Air, the largest low cost - low fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to buy 50 more A320s taking their total orders up to 132 aircraft. All Wizz Air aircraft will be configured in a comfortable single-class layout, seating 180 passengers. No choice of engine has been made yet.
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19-Jun-2009
Jet Aviation announces the appointment of Ian Ludlow as new managing director of the company's Moscow Vnukovo maintenance operation effective 01-Aug-2009. He will succeed Carsten Fimm, who served as station manager of Jet Aviation Vnukovo on an interim assignment since August 2008. Fimm will hand over his responsibilities to Ludlow during a transition period.
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19-Jun-2009
Lufthansa Systems and Bulgaria Air have recently signed a three-year contract providing the airline with Lido Airport/Obstacle data. Bulgaria Air and Hemus Air will receive a customized data update on a weekly basis. With the high quality obstacle data the solution provides, Bulgaria Air and Hemus Air will optimize its flight preparation process and thus increase the quality of its flight path data.
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19-Jun-2009
S7, the largest Russian domestic carrier in 2008, announces re-launch of itsown regular flights from Irkutsk to Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Beijing (China).
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18-Jun-2009
June 15 2009, Moscow. JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines has received the 3rdА330-200 by Airbus. The aircraft is named after Iosif Brodsky, a poet,translator, critic and playwright, Nobel Prize 1987’s Laureate in literature.
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17-Jun-2009
Embraer has signed a five-year Pool Flight Hour
program service contract with Austria’s NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH. This special customer support program provides optimized inventory control and reduces the operator’s need for initial investment in replacement parts and infrastructure.
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17-Jun-2009
Aeroflot Russian Airlines has achieved TRUEngineTM status for 102 of the CFM56-5B engines powering the airline Aeroflot has been a CFM customer since 1998 and currently operates more than 50 CFM56-5B-powered A320 family aircraft.
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17-Jun-2009
For further stimulation of air transportation sales on the route Minsk-Beirut- Minsk Belavia has decreased air fares by 40 euros. The minimum air fare for the round trip without airport tariffs is amounted to 410 euros, children under 12 years will have a 33 % discount, children under 2 years- 90% discount.
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17-Jun-2009
Air Moldova airline announces the launch of two additional evening flights to Moscow, starting 27-Jun-2009 that is going to be operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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17-Jun-2009
Starting on 29-Jun-2009 the flight of Turkish Airlines to Goteborg (Sweden) will operate 3 times a week.
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16-Jun-2009
Don't miss our newest special offers: Book online at www.flypgs.com/en between 28 - 31 May and fly from just 55.99 Euro including taxes and charges from Turkey to all international destinations between 10 June - 15 July 2009.
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16-Jun-2009
SuperJet International and Hungarian national carrier Malev signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of thirty Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.
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16-Jun-2009
JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines has received the 30th A320 aircraft by Airbus. By the end of this year the company plans receiving of two more A320’s. Currently, Aeroflot’s air fleet includes 53 airplanes from the A319/320/321 family. This aircraft is named after “No.2 astronaut”, Hero of the Soviet Union, German Titov.
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15-Jun-2009
Michiel Meijer, current Chief Operations Officer at transavia.com and Willem A. Hondius, Chief Commercial Officer, have both been appointed statutory Managing Directors of Transavia Airlines BV starting 1-Jul-2009.
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15-Jun-2009
Blackpool International has announced that David Kershaw is to leave his position as chief executive officer after nearly two years in the post.
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15-Jun-2009
During the month of June, three new foreign airlines will begin to operate flights from the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, which will increase the total number of air-carriers operating from the Belgrade Airport to 22.
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15-Jun-2009
On 24-Aug-2009, Estonian Air will begin flying non-stop between Stockholm-Arlanda and Tartu, Estonia
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15-Jun-2009
Air Moldova expands its route network, starting on 04-Jul-2009 a new flight Chisinau-Varna (Bulgaria). Flights to Varna will be operated ones a week every Saturday. Flight will be operated on a comfortable aircraft Airbus A-320. Minimum cost of round trip ticket will be 99 EUR including all airport taxes.
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12-Jun-2009
Russia’s largest airline, Aeroflot, announced that it has implemented aviation IT provider SITA’s airport management system for its operations across the three terminals of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. The system, which also manages resources for its SkyTeam partners, is now in use in Terminal 1 and 2 will be extended to Terminal 3 when it opens later this year.
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12-Jun-2009
Malév launches a brand-new flight to Uzhhorod on 15-Jun-2009, linking Budapest to the Subcarpathian city twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays. The new route will be covered by the Hungarian flag carrier using rented, 30-seater Embraer 120-type aircraft.
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12-Jun-2009
Estonian airline Estonian Air now in Berlin / Non-stop from Berlin-Tegel to Estonia twice a week
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12-Jun-2009
A new airline carrier, TAP started operating in Helsinki-Vantaa. The Portuguese airline will fly to Lisbon five times a week.
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12-Jun-2009
On 09-Jun-2009 primorye airmen presented their first wide-bodied long haul aircraft to passengers of Primorsky Kray and its capital.
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12-Jun-2009
Starting from 11-Jun-2009 Belavia Belarusian Airlines will operate regular direct flights on the route Minsk- Beirut-Minsk. During the last years direct air communication between Belarus and Lebanon capitals have been existing only on the base of charter- agreements that presented some difficulties for the passengers in their trip planning.
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11-Jun-2009
The Airbus A-320 aircraft was welcomed by numerous camera-flashes: celebrating the coming of TAP Portugal Domodedovo organized a spotting event that featured professionals and amateurs of aviation photography. Members of the RuSpotters Russian Spotting Team and members of the spotters movement in Russia took the initiative of filming the first TAP Portugal aircraft. RuSpotters Russian Spotting Team works in close cooperation with APEA Portugal one of the largest spotting teams in Lisbon.
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10-Jun-2009
Turkish Airlines is increasing the number of flights departing from Istanbul to various international cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Beirut, Tunis and Skopje.
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10-Jun-2009
At the 65th annual General Assembly of International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the CEO of JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines Vitaly Savelyev has been elected member of IATA’s Board of Governors for the period of 20092012. This is also the first time that the head of the Russian company has entered one of the most important committees the Nominations Committee, whose responsibility is to nominate candidate members of the Board to be approved by the Assembly.
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10-Jun-2009
10-Jun-2009 Estonian Air will start selling tickets on the Tartu-Stockholm route. Estonian Air will start operating between Tartu and Stockholm from 24-Aug-2009 four times a week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flight time is one hour and 30 minutes.
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10-Jun-2009
TURKEY :
As a part of an expansion program Turkish Airlines will increase the number of flights departing from Istanbul to various international cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Beirut, Tunis, Skopje, Sanaa.
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10-Jun-2009
The start of the summer at Domodedevo Airport in Moscow will be marked by the arrival of TAP Portugal, the leading Portuguese airline company beginning this June 9 regular flights on a direct leg between Lisbon and Moscow five times a week.
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09-Jun-2009
During transport logistic 2009 in Munich, Brussels Airlines Cargo and Lufthansa
Cargo Charter, the independent subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo AG, signed an
agreement for the global sales of cargo charters. With immediate effect the sales
team of Brussels Airlines Cargo will represent the Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency.
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09-Jun-2009
All customers applying for a new Malév-Citibank co-brand card from 01-May-2009 and 31-Jul-2009, activating it and doing at least one cash or purchase transaction with their new credit card will receive a free return air ticket.* In the joint promotion of Malév and Citibank, customers can select a preferred destination from Malév's 22 scheduled flights to cities across Europe.
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09-Jun-2009
Airlines in oneworld® generated record revenues from the alliance's sales activities in the past year - ending the grouping's first decade on a new high.
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09-Jun-2009
The new Malév flight to Amman that started at the beginning of June takes to four the number of services Malév now operates to destinations in the Middle East. The airline's Boeing 737s link Jordan to Budapest with two night flights a week.
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09-Jun-2009
The representatives of Jat Airways and Jat Tehnika signed the Agreement on Business Cooperation in Belgrade on June, 5th. Veljko Basarić, Jat Airways Executive Director, and Srdjan Mišković, Jat Tehnika Director, signed the Agreement in the presence of Saša Vlaisavljević, Jat Airways Board of Directors Chairman, and Aleksandar Antić, Director of Jat Tehnika Shareholders Assembly. The terms of this agreement with Jat Tehnika are more favorable for Jat Airways and by signing it Jat Airways completes the process concerning the new business policy.
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09-Jun-2009
Martin Hehemann is to take over as Manager of the Corporate Communications Division of the Austrian Airlines Group from 1 Jul- 2009 onwards. He succeeds Livia Dandrea-Böhm in this function, who is already on maternity leave.
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05-Jun-2009
The very same day 10 years before, on 30-May-1999, Vladivostok Air made its first passenger flight on Tu-154M from Vladivostok to Moscow with a stop in Abakan.
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05-Jun-2009
A new early morning year-round flight is being introduced by Eastern Airways from Southampton International Airport to Newcastle, offering greater convenience for south of England business travellers.
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04-Jun-2009
On 28-May-2009 100 citizens of Komsomolsk have already used the services of airline Vladivostok Air to visit the capital of Russia.
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04-Jun-2009
HUNGARY :
Despite the global economic recession Malév is planning for an approximately HUF 1.5 billion improvement in its operating result this year compared to the base year, and it intends to retain its total passengers figure at over 3 million as well as to continue the fleet restructuring programme.
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04-Jun-2009
Transaero Airlines has launched a new domestic route from Moscow to Irkutsk, adding yet another destination to its domestic route network.
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03-Jun-2009
From 03-Jul-2009, JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines starts operating regular flights Moscow Dresden Moscow. The flights are performed by A319’s twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) with the following schedule
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03-Jun-2009
Adding to its fleet an A330, the register number of which is TC-ETK, Atlasjet Airlines becomes, the first privately-owned airlines company to hold a wide-body and long-range passenger plane.
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02-Jun-2009
From 3-Jul-2009 the Latvian carrier airBaltic will commence direct flights between Riga and the second biggest town of Estonia, Tartu, offering convenient connections with destinations in Western Europe, Scandinavia, the CIS and the Mediterranean.
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02-Jun-2009
From 01-Jun-2009 of this year, automatic reservation systems such as Amadeus, Galileo, WorldSpan, etc., will present the price of airline tickets in Latvia in euros.
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01-Jun-2009
In the first four months Estonian Air carried altogether 168 116 passengers, 148 606 of these on regular flights. The total number of passengers decreased 26.4% y-o-y, on regular flights 27%.
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29-May-2009
Estonian Air will increase the weekly frequencies between Tallinn and Moscow to four flights a week from 4-Jun-2009 by adding a Thursday flight, and to five flights a week from 7-Jul-2009 by adding a Tuesday flight.
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29-May-2009
Dublin based lessor, AWAS, has delivered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to Moskovia Airlines of Russia.
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28-May-2009
CZECH REPUBLICH :
SmartWings opens new regular fligths to Greece and Bulgaria. Flights from Ostrava to Preveza will be operated twice a week on Tuesday and Friday.
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28-May-2009
19-May-2009 Vitaly Savelyev, CEO of Aeroflot Russian Airlines JSC had meetings with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) at its Geneva headquarters.
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28-May-2009
Via Helsinki is a new magazine published by Finavia. The magazine is an international publication focusing on different aspects of humanity and air travel. It is published in English, and it is available free of charge at Helsinki-Vantaa and other Finnish airports with international traffic.
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28-May-2009
Improvements have been made to facilities at Jersey Airport for a number of arriving and departing passengers with the opening last Saturday morning, 23-May-2009, of the new international departure lounge and arrivals concourse.
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27-May-2009
Astra Airlines of Greece has acquired a BAe 146-300 from BAE Systems Asset Management to add to its existing Series 300 that it has had in service since Jul-2008, when it commenced operations.
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27-May-2009
HUNGARY :
The Malév Board of Directors has approved this year's budget for the airline. The strategic decision makes the stable operation of the national carrier possible in the current difficult economic situation.
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27-May-2009
TURKEY :
In May-2009 & Jun-2009 , Fly to Germany or London with Pegasus and get a 5% discount on your car rental with Budget.
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27-May-2009
Russia's leading domestic airline S7 Airlines is to join oneworld. After being unanimously elected on board by the grouping's existing ten member airlines, S7 will become part of oneworld, offering the alliance's full range of services, benefits and fares during 2010 and linking oneworld to one of the most extensive networks covering Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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26-May-2009
Jat Airways, Serbian flag carrier, signed an important commercial agreement with Singapore Airlines, one of the biggest and the most prestigious air carriers in the world.
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25-May-2009
UTair launches a new route Moscow - Mineralnye Vody - Moscow Starting from 01-Jun-2009, UTair Aviation, JSC (UTair Aviation) commences its flights along the route Moscow (Vnukovo) Mineralnye Vody Moscow (Vnukovo).
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25-May-2009
Since mid-May 2009, JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines has been operating regular A319 flights Moscow Eilat Moscow, once a week. With launching of the new Israel line, Aeroflot has enhanced its route network to 95 destinations in 48 countries.
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22-May-2009
From 26-May-09 Vladivostok Air will start Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Tokyo (Narita) - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk flights. This commercial ITC (inclusive tour) charter is especially popular among oil and gas companies staff engaged in Sakhalin shelf exploration.
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22-May-2009
Adria's new summer timetable introduced a new Adria Airways scheduled service between Ljubljana and Madrid. Flights to the Spanish capital began on 04-Apr-2009.
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22-May-2009
Iberia Cargo has appointed Air Logistics Group as its exclusive GSSA in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Greece in order to improve its service in Central and Eastern Europe. The Spanish airline had already an agreement with the Scandinavian branch of Air Logistics that was chosen as its GSSA for the Scandinavian region Denmark, Finnland, Norway and Sweden
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21-May-2009
TURKEY :
As of 20-May-09, the free baggage allowance to / from Hong Kong amended as follow:
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20-May-2009
THAILAND :
Orenburg - with almost 600,000 inhabitants one of the most important cities of the South Ural at the border between Europe and Asia. Approximately 3,000 kilometers separate Germany from the Russian region forming a border between Europe and Asia. The Russian airline Orenair flies from Düsseldorf to the Ural city, which represents an especially interesting destination for the so-called VFR travel (Visiting Friends and Relatives), two times a week this summer. Numerous inhabitants with German roots are from Orenburg. The initial flight took off last Saturday.
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20-May-2009
Wizz Air, the largest low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe celebrates its 5th anniversary on 19-May-2009.
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20-May-2009
CZECH REPUBLICH :
SmartWing starts a new regular line to italian Cagliari on Sardinia. The flight will be operated every Saturday by a comfortable Boeing 737-500 aircraft. Do not hesitate and use the regular connection from Prague to plan your holiday.
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19-May-2009
Aeroflot starts flying to Vladivostok on new comfortable A330 aircrafts by Airbus, with 34 business-class and 207 economy seats. The business class compartment uses folding “cocoon” armchairs, providing advanced comfort in a long-haul flight. The economy compartment has a larger inter-row pitch compared to other models, which creates more space to accommodate passengers.
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18-May-2009
UTair Aviation sent a statement about the law violation of JSC Airport Salekhard to OFAS. JSC UTair Aviation sent a second statement about the violation of antimonopoly law by JSC Airport Salekhard to the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service.
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18-May-2009
HUNGARY :
Malév and Budapest Airport are enhancing the attractions of the capital's airport and flights operated by the Hungarian national carrier with extremely advantageous offers and a service package designed to meet the demands of Slovak passengers. The two companies are providing direct transfers and significant parking discounts, which make it easier to reach the Malév network.
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18-May-2009
SLOVAKIA :
York Global Finance II S.a.r.l. has extended the deadline for the repayment of its EUR15 million loan granted in Dec-2007 and its EUR10 million loan granted in Sep-2008 to SkyEurope Airlines a.s. to 15-Jun-09. Both loans were due for repayment on 15-May-09 in accordance with the loan agreements as amended.
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18-May-2009
JSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines and MIAT - Mongolian Airlines have signed a code sharing agreement for the Moscow - Ulan Bator - Moscow line. The agreement was signed by Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Savelyev and MIAT president Bat-Erdene within the frames of the Russian Vice President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Mongolia.
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18-May-2009
Turkish Airlines has announced its Consolidated Financial Results for 1Q 2009 period. According to its financials, THY was able to achieve Net Profit of TL155 mn (-24%). Decrease in fuel price had a positive affect on fuel expenses, which decreased its portion in total expenses from 32% to 22%
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15-May-2009
Founded in 1989 by a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, SunExpress enters to its 20th year announcing its growth plans following the Board of Directors meeting held in Đzmir on 08-May. SunExpress announced that it will add 8 more 737800s to its fleet, 3 of which will be direct purchase from Boeing.
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15-May-2009
UK regional airline, Eastern Airways, is introducing its first scheduled flights from Liverpool John Lennon Airport with services to Aberdeen and Southampton.
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15-May-2009
AUSTRIA :
Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet to Austria’s NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH, today, at
the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft will serve the
airline’s European network, operating from Vienna and Innsbruck, in Austria, and NIKI
plans to debut the E-Jet on new intra-European routes. The deal was announced in Jul- 2008, during the UK’s Farnborough Airshow, and includes firm orders for five EMBRAER 190s, plus five purchase rights.
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14-May-2009
Polet Airlines new aircraft type being an important player in the heavy and outsize cargo niche is entering international regular cargo transportation market. To achieve this goal Polet Airlines has leased three IL-96-400 aircraft from Ilyushin Finance Co. to bring them into commercial operation by autumn 2009.
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13-May-2009
The board of Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has recommended a 2008 dividend, but has revised this year's budget to account for falling passenger numbers, the state-controlled company said on Wednesday.
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11-May-2009
Aeroflot Russian Airlines and the government of Saint Petersburg have signed a beneficiary agreement to support the residents of Saint Petersburg, namely the veterans of 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War and the victims of the siege of Leningrad.
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08-May-2009
HUNGARY :
Malév's second Q400 turboprop, tail number HA-LQC, landed at Budapest Ferihegy airport yesterday evening. The new aircraft, one element of the Malév fleet restructuring programme, will be followed by two new Q400s in May.
El segundo Q400 turboprop de Malév llegó ayer al Aeropuerto de Budapest Ferihegy. La llegada de este nuevo avión forma parte de su programa de reestructuración en el que además recibirá este mes otros dos nuevos Q400.
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07-May-2009
TURKEY :
The Boeing Company and Turkish Airlines have signed an order for five Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes valued at USD1.36 billion at current list prices. This is the first time Turkish Airlines has purchased new 777s directly from Boeing.
Boeing y Turkish Airlines acaban de firmar un pedido para cinco Boeing 777-300ER valorados en 1.36 billones de dólares a precios de catálogo. Esta es la primera vez que Turkish Airlines compra nuevos 777 directamente a Boeing.
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07-May-2009
TURKEY :
Starting 06-May-09 the flight of Turkish Airlines to Benghazi (Libya) will operate 3 times a week.
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07-May-2009
RUSSIAN FEDERATION :
Transaero results for the winter 2008-2009 season have shown the airline’s stable performance against the background of the global recession.
Los resultados de la temporada de Invierno 2008-2009 de Transaero, muestran estabilidad a pesar de la global recesión que se está viviendo en estos momentos.
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